The answer, Fass was told, was simple: the sixties were over.
Certainly the new plot they tell is simple enough: what began as a war at a time of our choosing has become a war at the time of the enemy's choosing.
The story, in Mr. Rose's telling, is simple and stark: Ivan learns that he is ill, tries to push ahead with his chaotic normal life and collapses at home.
The story, as it was being told, was too simple and, therefore, it just didn't ring true.
The story it tells is a simple one.
The tale Farrell and Quiggin tell is a simple, but compelling one.
The story he has been telling is quite simple, that the world's oceans are undergoing a profound shift because of overfishing, habitat destruction and warming.
The story Battersby tells is deceptively simple, but it conveys valuable ideas — for instance, that distraction, companionship and resourcefulness can help us to combat fearfulness.
Best way to tell is the simple way,"I have been thinking of you a lot lately and I like you" or something.
The story told here is simple, and ultimately triumphant.
